Monster Energy Athletes Claim Podium Spots at 2025 UCI Downhill and Enduro Mountain Bike World Cup in Bielsko-Biala, Poland
- Australian Team Rider Jack Moir Takes 2nd Place in the Elite Men's Enduro Race at Season Opener
- 29-Year-Old Amaury Pierron from Brioude, France, Claimed 3rd Place in the Elite Men Downhill Race
BIELSKO-BIALA, Poland, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting the season on a high note! Monster Energy congratulates its mountain bike team riders on taking podium spots in the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup and UCI Enduro World Cup races in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, this weekend.
In the Elite Men Enduro race on Saturday, 31-year-old Jack Moir from Morisset Park, Australia, claimed second place.
The Elite Men Downhill race on Sunday concluded with 29-year-old Amaury Pierron from Brioude, France, claiming third place in a tight race. He was followed by 24-year-old French team rider Thibaut Daprela, who just missed the podium in fifth place. The Elite Women division race concluded with 35-year-old Camille Balanche from Le Locle, Switzerland, in fourth place.
From May 16-18, the legendary trails of Bielsko-Biala welcomed the world elite of mountain bike racing to the hills of Southern Poland. The event marked the first race of the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup season as well as race two of the 2025 UCI Enduro World Cup, following the first round in Pietra Ligure, Italy.
Race week in Poland was overshadowed by changing weather conditions that rendered the track slippery and muddy. Right before the finals, overnight rain and light snow added to the challenge.
The podium run started on Saturday in the Elite Men Enduro final. When the dust settled, Jack Moir claimed second place with a final time 23:32.631.
Moir showed his grit and climbed into third place in the second stage. In the fourth stage, Moir took the top spot on the DH+ trail with a time of 3:23.138. Moir also came out on top in the final stage and ended his race 6.040 behind the winner in second place.
In Sunday's Elite Men Downhill race Amaury Pierron battled heavy competition and slippery track conditions to claim third place with a finish time of 3:05.675. Pierron held down the top spot after putting down a flawless run. When all was said and done, he finished 0.808 seconds behind the winner in a very close race.
"I am very happy to boost back and finish on the podium," said Pierron. "I was fighting a small illness all week long and then didn't have the best qualifier after falling twice in Q1. I really can't complain after regrouping, making it through Q2, and putting together the best run I could. The conditions were crazy today, too! We saw snow, then rain - it was a river running down the track. Very happy to have survived that and take third to open the season! Bring on France!"
In the Elite Women division final on Sunday, 35-year-old Camille Balanche from Le Locle, Switzerland, just missed the podium and took fourth place. Undeterred by the tough course conditions, Balanche finished the track with a 3:39.835 overall time.
Stay tuned when the 2025 UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup continues in Loudenvielle-Peyragudes, France, from May 30 to June 1.
For more on Jack Moir, Amaury Pierron, Camille Balanche, Thibaut Daprela, and our team of mountain bike athletes, visit www.monsterenergy.com. Follow Monster Energy on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok for updates from the 2025 mountain bike season.
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